12TM: Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas

People often say that there are no such things as monsters. They are wrong. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and other unnamable horrors co-exist with us. Watching us. Using us. Preying upon us.

Welcome to Pinebox, a sleepy little East Texas town with a lot more than its share of trouble. Whether it's the haunted diner luring weary travelers, the unexplained 'alligator attacks", or the crone who just might be hexing neighborhood kids, trouble always seems to be hidden just below the surface. Buried, but not forgotten.

Join Editor Matt M. McElroy and unearth these tales of rural horror from a dozen voices of the macabre:

Jason L Blair

Preston P. DuBose

Trey Gorden

Derek Gunn

Jess Hartley

Shane Lacy Hensley

Charles Rice

Monica Valentinelli

David Wellington

Ed Wetterman

J.D. Wiker

Filamena Young

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The Good: A great set of stories that really make Pinebox, Texas come alive. A few recurring characters keep most of the wildly diverse stories tied together. The "interviews" at the beginning and the newspaper articles relating the "off [...]

This is a collection of short stories from numerous authors, all set in the imaginary town of Pinebox, Texas: the setting for many of 12 to Midnight's adventures. There's a reasonable map of the town (not everywhere mentioned is shown, but enoug [...]

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